puNES Active

An accurate NES/Famicom emulator and NSF player with very wide mapper and UNIF board support, shader presets, rewind, a cheat editor and a Qt interface.

Website

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Facts

Systems: Nintendo Entertainment System
Runs on: Windows, Linux
Native: x86-64, x86 (32-bit)
Install from: Flathub
License: Open source (GPL-2.0-or-later)
Accuracy: High
Mobile: None (no official phone or tablet version)
Models: Famicom, NES, Famicom Disk System
Opens: .nes .unf .fds .nsf
Written in: C, C++
Authors: Fabio Cavallo (FHorse)
Interface: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Last checked: Oct 2026

Features

HasSave states
HasRewind
HasFast-forward
Not listed:Run-ahead
Not listed:Online multiplayer
HasCRT shaders
HasA/V recording
HasCheats
Not listed:Achievements
Not listed:Themes

Input

HasGamepad
Not listed:Touch controls
HasLight gun
Not listed:Mouse
Not listed:Positional key mapping
Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
HasOn-screen keyboard
Not listed:Native keyboard

Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.